Hudson Valley Renegades

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Hudson Valley Renegades
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Minor league affiliations
Class High-A (2021–present)
Previous classes Class A Short Season (1994–2020)
League South Atlantic League (2021–present)
DivisionNorth Division
Previous leagues
 New York–Penn League (1994–2020)
Major league affiliations
Team New York Yankees (2021–present)
Previous teams
Minor league titles
League titles (3)
  • 1999
  • 2012
  • 2017
Division titles (7)
  • 1998
  • 1999
  • 2012
  • 2014
  • 2018
  • 2021
  • 2023
First-half titles (1)
  • 2023
Second-half titles (1)
  • 2024
Team data
NameHudson Valley Renegades
ColorsNavy blue, Dutchess blue, silver, white
    
MascotsRookie, Rene, Rascal, Roofus, Rosie
Ballpark Heritage Financial Park (1994–present)
Previous parks
Owner(s)/
Operator(s)
 Diamond Baseball Holdings [1]
General managerZach Betkowski [2]
ManagerNick Ortiz

The Hudson Valley Renegades are a Minor League Baseball team based in Fishkill, New York. The High-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, the Renegades play in the South Atlantic League. The Renegades play their home games at Heritage Financial Park. From 1994 to 2020, the team competed in the Class A Short Season New York–Penn League.

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History

The Renegades were founded in 1994 when the Erie Sailors relocated from Pennsylvania to the Hudson Valley, rebranding as the Hudson Valley Renegades. The team originally retained the Sailors' existing affiliation with the Texas Rangers organization but became an affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays organization in 1996, even though the major league team would not start playing until 1998. The Renegades became an affiliate club of the New York Yankees in 2021. [3]

New York-Penn League

The Renegades won three New York–Penn League championships in 1999, 2012, and 2017. The team has had a number of future major leaguers such as Scott Podsednik, Jorge Cantu, Ryan Dempster, Joe Kennedy, Craig Monroe, Matt Diaz, Evan Longoria, Josh Hamilton, John Jaso, Wade Davis, and Toby Hall as players. [4]

On August 10, 2000, Doug Waechter threw the only no-hitter in Renegades history against the Pittsfield Mets.

In October 2005, Scott Podsednik became the first former Renegade to win a World Series with the Chicago White Sox defeating a Houston Astros club which included former Renegades Brandon Backe and Dan Wheeler.

High-A East/South Atlantic League

In conjunction with Major League Baseball's restructuring of Minor League Baseball in 2021, the Renegades were placed into the High-A East. [5] They won the 2021 Northern Division title with a first-place 71–49 record. [6] Despite winning the division, their record was third-best in the league, and only the two teams with the highest winning percentages in the regular season competed for the league championship. [7]

In 2022, the High-A East became known as the South Atlantic League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization. [8]

Ownership

The original owner of the team was the Goldklang Group headed by Marvin Goldklang, which also had stakes in several other minor league baseball teams, including the Charleston RiverDogs and St. Paul Saints. In December 2021, it was announced that The Goldklang Group sold the Renegades to Diamond Baseball Holdings, which as of 2023 is owned by Silver Lake, an American global private equity firm.

Mascots

The team's mascots are a family of anthropomorphic raccoons. "Rookie" the Raccoon [9] appeared first and Rene Gade in late 1995. [10] The pair was married "in an on-field ceremony" on July 20, 1997. [11] [12] [13] Occasionally, Rookie's father Roofus also appears as part of the mascot team. [14] Their raccoon mascot son Rascal was born in 2000 [15] [16] who married a skunk named Rosie on July 20, 2024. [17]

In December 2023, the mascots participated in a holiday yule log event. [18]

Team promotions include a "Fun Team" that promotes between-inning entertainment. Former manager Matt Quatraro coined the nickname "Gades" in 2000.

Roster

Hudson Valley Renegades roster
PlayersCoaches/Other

Pitchers

  • 23 Blane Abeyta
  • 30 Kelly Austin
  • 31 Thomas Balboni Jr.
  • 19 Yorlin Calderon
  • 11 Kyle Carr
  • 35 Harrison Cohen
  • 41 Indigo Diaz
  •  8 Ocean Gabonia
  • 38 Josh Grosz
  • 15 Brian Hendry
  • 17 Sebastian Keane
  •  7 Matt Keating
  • 18 Hueston Morrill
  • 29 Trent Sellers
  • 34 Baron Stewart
  • 26 Joel Valdez
  • 14 Mason Vinyard

Catchers

  •  9 Antonio Gomez
  • 13 Omar Martinez
  • 27 Edison Vivas

Infielders

  • 28 Owen Cobb
  • 16 Brenny Escanio
  • 20 Dylan Jasso
  •  3 George Lombard Jr.
  • 21 Josh Moylan
  •  2 Roc Riggio

Outfielders

  •  1 Jace Avina Injury icon 2.svg
  •  4 Jackson Castillo
  • 15 Christopher Familia Injury icon 2.svg
  •  1 Brendan Jones
  • 10 Anthony Hall
  • 25 Garrett Martin
  • 28 Coby Morales


Manager

  • 12 Nick Ortiz

Coaches

  • 61 Rick Guarno (hitting)
  • 93 Spencer Medick (pitching
  • 24 Zak Wasserman (defensive)
  • 22 Derek Woodley (defensive)

60-day injured list

  • -- Brendan Beck (full season)
  • 19 Geoffrey Gilbert
  • 27 Jackson Fristoe
  • -- Justin Lange (full season)
  • -- Josue Panacual (full season)
  •  6 Cade Smith
  • -- Tyrone Yulie (full season)

Injury icon 2.svg 7-day injured list
* On New York Yankees 40-man roster
~ Development list
# Rehab assignment
∞ Reserve list
‡ Restricted list
§ Suspended list
† Temporarily inactive list
Roster updated September 4, 2024
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  12. ↑ By (1997-07-20). "HUDSON VALLEY TEAM TURNS BASEBALL INTO FAMILY AFFAIR". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  13. ↑ On the day of what is their 25th wedding anniversary, we officially retire Rookie and Rene’s jersey numbers! Here is a look back at what an amazing, fun... | By Hudson Valley Renegades | Facebook , retrieved 2023-12-19
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